Chart for use in teaching the art of reading



G. E. JONES.

CHART FOR USE IN TEACHING THE ART 0F READING.

PR. I4, 1920.

Patented sept. 27,1921.

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PAT1am-go'F-Fw-j v GEORGE EnwARn'aoNEs, orBUNvDaRRA, N nw soUrzrfWAnES, AUSTRALIA; l

CHART non USE IN TEACHINGTHE ART 'or READING,-

Specicaton of I-ctters/Patent. ,Pavteyitd Sept, 27, 1921,

Application led April 14, 1920. Serial No. 373,863.

To all whom t may concern: n

Be itvknown that I, GEORGE EDWARD JONES, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing'at Bundarra, in the State of New South Wales, Gommon- Wealth of Australia, have invented certain newand useful Improved Charts for Use in Teaching the Art of Reading, of which the following is a specification.

The purposeof this invention is to direct and assist the acquisition of the art of readingby representing to the learner the correct sound-values of! single letters or combinations of letters-ofthe alphabet in the various words of ,the language by means of a iXjed chart of sound value symbols capable of being illustrated by means4 of a related and explanatory system of manual and digital movements, each vof which symbolizes one sound only, no matter what al,- phabetic characters are used to convey that sound. Thus the symbol which is used to denote the sound of a in male is also used for such combinations of letters ai, ay,7 ei'f ea, etc., when these symvbolize the same Sound as the a referred to.

To enable my system to `be readily assimi-k.

lated by the learner each of .my Symbolsis represented by a hand play'movement suggestive thereof, and in application the hand movements preferably synchronize with the vocalization, thus imparting to the pupil a true knowledge andperception of phonetics.

The method of illustrating the sound symbols of my chart to a class` ofpupils lby means of the hand movements indicated may be divided into a series of progressions as follows 1. Cross the thumb as indicated and ar-y ticulate a as in cat, then turn the clenched left hand, nails upward, thumb eX- tendcd to point to l() on an imaginary clock below the letters governed by dial,and pronounce a as in alL Turning the-same hand till the thumb reaches the ver-l tical position oas in old is sounded, continuing the movement till the thumb points to two oclook vocalize e as in pet ,and as the progressive movement brings the thumb to the horizontal (three on the clock) s as in his is sounded. v Then continuing till the thumb reaches the downward position place the curvedfirst .linger on the. right hand toL thepoint of the thumb lon thewleft and rsound cA (soft) as in face 2. Place the right hand upon ithe/left, palms together, fingers pointing to the right and open the hands. This position symbolizes the sound a `in"male7 Bring the tips of thengers together, and open the heels of the hands and sound oi as in oil.", When the open hands as for a, point to theskyV they symbolize iwas in .bite. Then closing the tips of thelingers, and opening the Vheels once again, vocalize owy as in cow `Placing the right hand over the left slightly separated,`both horizontal, palms inward, e as in me is sounded. )Close the left hand palm inward, open the first two `fingers separated horizontally i and'touch the point of the second with the vfirst finger on the right hand, and this sign speaks a, asin care or ai in a-ir.7

.without removing the'fngers reis@ thehand toa vertical position and vocalize f, (v) asin ci or ,ph as in Stephen- "3e-Raise. both hands clenched to a vertical position, backs inward, and vocalize a as in"cask.' Turn both downward'and soundtoo 1as in boot Raise the left hand vto the verticalagain and vocalize i as in it for yy, as in fhymn, then turnit downward and sound uvas in.put or"oo as intztoo,A etC- i f i l .l hwCurve thezthumb and fingers. on the left hand to form part of an imperfect cirfcle; lingers pointing away yfrom the face, and the sign symbolizes w or u-as in fWe quillf ,'VVithout alteringvthe position of the left lhand place the first twongers on the right hand across the curved thumb land rstfinger on the left, and sound the power of wh as in when Remove these two lingers and close the'vpoints of the thumb and `first finger on theleft, and ksound ,ofror a as in not or was Without altering the position of theleft hand place it toward the left eye (so that the eye appears as a for`er in upper,

dot in thecircle :formed by the thumb and finger on the left hand, and the sign for g (soft) as in cage7 is represented.

5. With the right hand form a curve with the thumb and fingers, hand erect, palm pointing to the left and the position gives the sign for u as in bun or o in tom 'Without altering the position place the first finger on the left along the thumb on the right and vocalize a as in ag0, idea, r in yearn Then turn the hand 'to the horizontal position (forward) and sound u as in use Continue the forward and downward movement 4till the thumb and fingers point downward and the sign is 'for g (hard) as in get or x as in exist 6. A sixth progression beginsv with the left hand concaved with palm upward. The sign is for y as in'yet. Reverse it by turning the palm downward and the sign signifies silent letters as the initial and penultimate letters in psalm or they g in gnome Then extend the hand so as to concave the back, forming a curve from the wrist to the tips vof the fingers. This sign is for the sound of er in her or or kin word, andrsimilar combinations. Raise the'same hand to an almost vertical position, bend the tips of the fingers a little forward, palm toward the right, so that a curve is made from the tips to the wrist, and this symbolizes f as in phone or gh as in 'rough. These two combinations take the powerof f Next vbend the samehand backward to an almost horizontal position,

Aand the sign for thefpower of ng as in ising`is obtained. It is also seen in n as in banlr7 -7. Close all lingers. on the left hand except the first which should point to the sky, and this is l as in lift Move it forward to a slightly oblique position pointing to about one on the clock, as shown in the fifth character, first row and. it s mbolizes the sound of ch as in chill ring lthe same finger to the horizontalk position, and place the tip 'of the first finger on the right hand curved outward at the end of that finger, and so get the 4sign for th as in thin Now place the first and second fingers of the right hand in a similarposition,

and the voiced th as in they is symbolized., Without changing the position ofthe firstifinger on the left, place the first finger on the right hand curved inward at :the base of that finger, and so get the sign for the sound :of sh as in shalh and all other combinations vof similar sound. Then bring which the sound'is What I claim and desire to secure by Letf ters Patent is i l. An article of manufacture as herein described, consisting of a chart which com-V prises a Vseries of diagrams capable of individual representation manually by the palms and fingers of a person, and associated respectively with each of said diagrams, words or parts of words, each of said diagrams representing a sign visually indicating the vocalization or lsound value of a letter or combination of letters contained in the word or part of a word with which it is associated.

2. An Varticle of 'manufacture as herein vdescribed consisting of a chart which com-v dividual manual representation, and associated respectively with said i diagrams,

words or parts of words each containing a letter or comlbination of letters the correct vocalization or sound value of which is graphi cally indicated by the diagram associated with it, and a diacritic symbol indicatingthe particular letter or combination of letters of graphically indicated by the diagram.

3. An article of manufacture as herein described, consisting of a chart having a1'- ranged thereon a plurality of rectangular figures disposed in a series of parallel rows 4 each of said figures containing a diagram representing a particular disposition ofthe hand .or hands of a person, a combination of lettersconstituting a 'word or part of a word juxtaposed to each of said figures, and a symbol `indicating the particular letter or combination of letters the correct vocalization or sound value of which lis graphically indicated bythe diagram associated with'it. Signed at Armidale aforesaidthis fifth `day of March, 1920.

GEORGE EDWARD Jonas.v Witness:

JOHN A. MCDONALD. 

